Built from Broken - by Scott Hogan (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

National Bestseller. Revised & Expanded 2026 Edition.

Heal painful joints, prevent injuries, and rebuild your body from the ground up.
(If mainstream fitness advice has left you broken down and beat up, it's time for a new strategy.)

Most middle-aged fitness enthusiasts and athletes have been dragged down by joint pain, injuries, and other ailments commonly accepted as "part of getting older."

But it doesn't have to be this way.

In fact, anyone can conquer joint pain and rebuild their body.

It simply requires understanding the hidden causes and a road map (this book) that leads to the solution.

Built from Broken presents a paradigm shift in how to think about corrective exercise, sports nutrition, and joint health. Once you see how the system works, you'll never look at exercise or joint health the same way again.

Part 1 lays the foundation for understanding why your joints are breaking down.

You'll learn:

• The 5 primary causes of joint pain.
• How to prevent the "Big 3" injuries that trap you in the Pain/Injury Cycle.
• Why conventional pain management merely masks symptoms.
• How to identify and fix muscle imbalances that lead to tension, pain, and injuries.
• Natural injury recovery strategies that improve healing time and tissue repair quality.

Part 2 gives you a step-by-step corrective exercise guide and list of action steps to rebuild your body from the ground up.

Including:

• The ideal training schedule to maximize muscle recovery.
• Illustrated corrective exercise instructions.
• How to strengthen joints with cutting-edge connective tissue training techniques.
• A step-by-step training program complete with workout routines.

In this Second Edition, you'll notice these improvements:

• Updates to the program implementation section for ease of real-world application.
• An Exercise Appendix with page numbers for each exercise in the book
• A brand-new Foundations Program for those not experienced in fitness training.
• Clarification on key details such as pain rating scales, exercise tempos, naming consistency, and guidance on uncommon joint pains.
• Refined language throughout to improve clarity and readability.

Beyond these expanded sections, we've included free supplemental tools at bfb-book.com, including:

• Built From Broken Exercises Video Library with demonstrations and audio instructions for virtually every exercise.
• The Built From Broken Guide to Regenerative Therapies--a short, actionable guide covering accessible, proven treatments for pain and injury.

Whether you've been training for years, decades, or never stepped foot in a weight room, it's not too late to overhaul your body.

If the conventional path of lifting and stretching has left you broken down, why not try a new strategy?

This book is your way out of the pain/injury cycle.

All you have to do is follow three simple steps:

1. Read the book.
2. Follow the action steps inside to resolve your pain.
3. Implement the 4-week corrective training program outlined in the book.

Just imagine--4 to 8 weeks from now, you could be living in a pain-free, mobile, strong, and functional body.

One that allows you to do the activities you love, push your limits, and achieve your full physical potential.

This process can start for you right now.

Review Quotes

From the Author
Hey, this is Scott. In this section, I'll explain why I wrote this book.
And, why I believe it will help you when nothing else has.

++

After years of being plagued by overuse injuries, joint pain, and movement limitations, I decided enough was enough.

I went back to the drawing board.
Started from scratch with no assumptions about what might be causing my issues or how to fix them.

I dove deep into the literature around corrective exercise, injury recovery, mobility training, and therapeutic sports nutrition.

During this process, I analyzed the slew of injuries and faulty joints I'd accumulated from years of sports and training (some of which you can see penciled on the cover of the book).

From head to toe, I was banged up and broken down:

Shoulder labrum tears and ongoing impingement syndrome. Chronic elbow tendinopathy. Ligament tears and inflammation in my wrists and hands. Low back pain that flared up any time I lifted something heavy. Knee pain, Achilles injuries, pulled groin and hamstring muscles...

The list was staggering. Ridiculous, really.

Especially since I was supposed to be a fitness authority.
As a Certified Personal Trainer and health researcher/writer, I should have known better than to let myself get so damaged. And, I should have been able to dig myself out.

But I couldn't. As soon as I got over one injury, another popped up.

It was like playing whack-a-mole.

After years of research, interviewing experts, and gaining experience through coaching other athletes and clients suffering from the same issues, I noticed a few distinct patterns:

First, there is an accumulation of common overuse injuries when people reach a certain age. Regardless of their fitness level (because, as I explain in the book, this is largely caused by changes in connective tissue cell formations). This accumulation of injuries creates an advancing cycle of pain compensations, muscle imbalances, postural faults, and altered joint mechanics.Which naturally leads to more pain and injuries, more imbalances, and so on.

It's a complex process that grows increasingly complex (and difficult to escape from) the more times it cycles through.

Second, I couldn't find any resource that provided understanding of the whole picture. Some of the parts were available. Plenty of literature on physical therapy methods, injury recovery tactics, and so on. But I couldn't find anything that made sense of the whole frustrating merry-go-round cycle (and how to get the hell off of it).

And third, and most important, I realized that most people don't fit into the available fitness boxes. Well-intentioned mainstream fitness advice leads to pain, overuse injuries, and joint degeneration.That's why it's the rule rather than the exception to be broken down by exercise. As counterintuitive as that sounds, just think about that for a second. Picture what the average gym-goer looks like and performs like.Are they pain-free?
Making progress? Happy with how their body is performing (especially as they reach their 30's, 40's, 50's and beyond)?The answer is 'No' to all three for the vast majority of people. It wasn't just me and the other people I'd met who were broken --- the system was broken.I realized no one was going to put together all the pieces for me. I'd have to do it myself.

So, I began the slow, arduous process of assembling the pieces.
Eventually constructing a complete program that heals and prevents the most common injuries fitness enthusiasts and active hobbyists face.Leveraging fundamental science-based principles from joint physiology, therapeutic sports nutrition, and the study of ergonomics.
Built from Broken is the story of how I finally recovered from (years) old nagging injuries, stopped tearing my joints apart with overuse injuries, and finally built a pain-free, functional body.

More than that, it's a guide on exactly how you can do the same.

It starts with understanding the truth about pain management, mobility training, and the joint degeneration process.

From there, you can start rebuilding the scaffolding of your body, mobilizing latent muscles, and building real strength.
Like I said before, if the mainstream methods aren't working for you, why not try something new?++I wrote this book to serve you in two distinct ways:

1) to guide you OUT of the hole you're currently in.

and

2) to serve as a reference source you can use to fix pain points and recover from minor setbacks for the rest of your life.
From the Inside Flap
TABLE OF CONTENTSIntroductionPART 1 Principles and Strategy

CHAPTER 1 A Case for Load Training CHAPTER 2 The Anatomy of Pain CHAPTER 3 What to Focus On Instead of Pain Relief CHAPTER 4 How to Train Your Collagen CHAPTER 5 Movement: The Original Mobility CHAPTER 6 Science-Backed Mobility Training CHAPTER 7 Corrective Routines CHAPTER 8 Preventing the Big Three CHAPTER 9 Injury Recovery: Strategy and Tactics

PART 2 The Training Program

CHAPTER 10 Exercise Programming and Periodization: Why It's Smart to Be Disciplined CHAPTER 11 Mastering the Movements CHAPTER 12 The BFB Training Program Appendix: Workout Routines References Index

From the Back Cover
For printable guides, including home workout routines and exercise templates, visit bfb-book .com.
Here are 10 examples of tools and resources you'll find inside the pages of Built from Broken:

3-step pain management guide (no NSAIDs, injections, or surgery required)

5 minute pain-relieving morning mobility routine

Corrective routines for common postural faults

The "tight muscle quick fix" protocol

Illustrated instructions for dozens of corrective exercises

Step-by-step injury recovery guide

4-week training plan to maximize muscle, joint, and bone adaptations

Home workout routines you can complete with minimal equipment

The exact 9 step process for resolving your current joint pain and building your future injury-proof body

Workout routines and charts (with 2, 3, and 4 days per week training plans)

About the Author

Scott Hogan is an NCCA accredited Certified Personal Trainer (American Council on Exercise) and Certified Orthopedic Exercise Specialist. Scott is the founder of SaltWrap.com, an online resource for therapeutic sports nutrition. Learn more about the author at scotthogan.com.

About the Author

Hi, I'm Scott. I'm an A.C.E. (American Council on Exercise) Certified Personal Trainer, Certified Orthopedic Exercise Specialist (A.C.E.), and nutritional supplement formulator.

My goal as an author is to bring together the best ideas in therapeutic sports nutrition, fitness training, and functional movement -- with the goal of keeping you (and myself) strong, mobile, and built to last.

I've spent most of my life battling injuries, joint pain, and just being plain beat up. So I know what it's like to struggle to stay healthy, let alone make substantial progress toward strength, athleticism, or body composition goals.

Ultimately, I want to help you battle through injuries, pain, and physical limitations to reach your personal fitness goals.